South Somerset ware bowl

This bowl was made in the potteries of South Somerset and was discovered in Exeter. The inside is decorated with scratched or ‘sgraffito’ decorations of a bird and other images.

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
300/1988/2881
Category
Antiquities
Collection Class
Exeter archaeology
Collection Area Region
Northern Europe
Material
potterySouth Somerset ware
Common Name
South Somerset ware bowl
Simple Name
bowl
Period Classification
Post Medieval (1500-1750)
Production Year Low
1600
Production Year High
1799

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sgraffito decorated bowl or porringer